WASHINGTON–Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Mich.), the head of the House Intelligence Committee and a Republican looking into the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, said more “whistleblowers” have volunteered to supply information that could be valuable to a GOP-led investigation.

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Mr. Rogers said the whistleblowers have been emboldened by testimony delivered last week by State Department officials, including one who told House lawmakers that the U.S. military could have done more to help personnel on the ground in Libya. Read More »

Gregory Hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in Libya, on Wednesday testified to a House committee about the night of the attacks at the Benghazi facility and how the U.S. reacted. Mr. Hicks had previously told investigators that the U.S. might have prevented the night’s second deadly attack if the military had been able to get a fighter jet to Benghazi as soon as possible.

A hearing Wednesday called by House Republicans is likely to renew the focus on questions about the Obama administration’s response to the attacks last year in Libya that killed four Americans. Here are bios of the three scheduled witnesses:

Gregory Hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in Libya, told congressional investigators last month the U.S. might have prevented a second attack that killed the two former Navy SEALs if the military had been able to get a fighter jet to Benghazi as soon as possible. His comments were contained in a partial transcript released earlier this week by Republicans on the committee investigating the response to the attacks. Mr. Hicks also said some special-forces personnel were preparing to board a Libyan government aircraft the night of the attack, but were told to stand down by regional military commanders because they lacked the authority. The plane wouldn’t have gotten to Benghazi before the attack was over, Republicans concede. Read More »

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